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Yo Gotti ya está de vuelta en el escenario, sorprendiendo a los fans en el concierto de 42 Dugg a menos de una semana de que su hermano -Big Jook- fuera asesinado en Memphis.

El rapero se detuvo en Little Caesars Arena la noche del viernes y se unió a 42 antes de realizar su exitosa canción "F-U" para la multitud.

Échale un vistazo al video, Gotti se ve muy confiado con las cadenas y un angelical atuendo blanco, y la gente se vuelve loca.

Como informamos anteriormente, el hermano mayor del rapero nacido en Tennessee fue asesinado a tiros el sábado 13 de enero fuera de un restaurante en Memphis, tenía solo 47 años.

Recuerde que el video comenzó a circular en línea las últimas, donde se le veía afligido con amigos cercanos y familiares en el funeral de su tío. El tiroteo ocurrió apenas unas horas después de salir del evento.

Big Jook trabajó con Yo Gotti estrechamente en su sello Collective Music Group, aunque más en el lado de los negocios.

Los policias todavia no están seguros exactamente quién mato a Jook o por qué, aunque tienen una pista bastante grande... la publicacion de fotos de un Ford Explorer blanco que dicen que puede haber llevado a sus asesinos y ofreciendo al público una recompensa en efectivo por información.

Too Short se siente él mismo estos días, con una nueva película que acaba de debutar en el Festival de Cine de Sundance, ¡y se sintió lo suficientemente seguro como para conquistar las pistas!

Short y su representante, David Weintraub, estuvieron en el Festival para presentar su nueva película, "Freaky Tales", protagonizada por Pedro Pascal y Tom Hanks y dirigida por los guionistas y directores de Capt. Marvel Ryan Fleck y Anna Boden. Short coprotagoniza y narra la película.

La película recuerda un poco a Taylor Swift y está inspirada en los álbumes de Short.

En cuanto a las desafiantes pistas de Dear Valley, Short pasó los diamantes y se aventuró a las pistas de conejo durante tres horas. Finalmente se graduó en las pistas azules.

Too Short is feeling himself these days, with a new film that just debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, and he felt confident enough to conquer the slopes!

Short and his manager, David Weintraub, were at the Festival to unveil their new film, "Freaky Tales," starring Pedro Pascal and Tom Hanks and directed by Capt. Marvel writers/directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden. TS co-stars in and narrates the flick.

The movie has shades of Taylor Swift ... it's inspired by Short's albums.

As for the challenging slopes of Dear Valley, Short passed on the diamonds and ventured out onto the bunny slopes for 3 hours. He eventually graduated to the blue square runs.

Ja Rule is excited to be an uncle once again -- through Ashanti and Nelly's pending bundle of joy, and he thinks parenthood will be a cinch for them.

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Ja Thursday in NYC, where he told us he's been tracking the news updates on his forever collaborator/friend just like everyone else.

Now, Ja stopped short of confirming the baby buzz is true -- but Ashanti and Nelly have, seemingly, leaned into the reports they're expecting their first child together.

They still won't say for sure, so much like Halle Bailey and DDG, we might just have to wait and see if the stork delivers.

Ja's had several youngins of his own, so, naturally, he had some advice for Ashanti and Nelly on how best to raise their little tyke ... assuming there's really one in the oven.

BTW, JR's also expecting -- not a tiny human, but the release of his first album in well over a decade.

He told us fans can expect a project reminiscent of "all" of his previous sounds.

Ja Rule está emocionado de ser tío de nuevo a través de Ashanti y Nelly, quienes posiblemente van a tener un bebé, y piensa que la paternidad se les dará súper bien.

TMZ Hip Hop se reunió con Ja el jueves en Nueva York, donde nos dijo que ha estado siguiendo las noticias de su colaborador y amigo de toda la vida como todo el mundo.

Ahora, Ja se detuvo en confirmar que el rumor del bebé es cierto. Ellos todavía no lo dicen con seguridad, por lo que al igual que Halle Bailey y DDG, puede que solo tengamos que esperar y ver si la cigüeña hace una entrega.

Ja ha tenido varios hijos, por lo que naturalmente tenía algunos consejos para Ashanti y Nelly sobre la mejor manera de criar a su pequeño, suponiendo que realmente hay uno.

Por cierto, Ja Rule también está esperando, pero no a un pequeño ser humano, sino el lanzamiento de su primer álbum en más de una década.

Nos dijo que los fans pueden esperar un proyecto que recuerda a "todos" sus sonidos anteriores.

Another week has come and gone at TMZ -- and best believe we covered all the big hits in Hollywood on our shows ... which ran the gamut from serious to downright fun(ny).

Kicking things off with 'TMZ Live,' we dove right in on the newest Alec Baldwin news -- namely, that he's being recharged in the ongoing 'Rust' criminal case ... from which he was absolved for a while -- that is, until Friday ... when he got with new charges again.

Harvey and Charles were asking the obvious question -- what changed between them dropping the initial charges and this new one ... and they think they have an idea.

Over on the 'TMZ on TV' side of things ... the gang talked about these new hints that Justin Timberlake's dropping new music, and seems to be calling his album a certain title.

We did some digging and pieced together what that may be -- but the larger takeaway here is ... JT needs this one to do it big, 'cause he's kinda been slacking in the hits department.

Last but not least ... we come to 'TMZ Sports,' where Babcock and Mojo chopped it up with none other than Rob Gronkowski -- who says he's ready to rage ahead of the Super Bowl.

Gwen Stefani's looks over the years are simply B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

Here is a 35-year-old version of the blonde beauty rockin' her iconic red lip after receiving her "Most Downloaded Song of All Time" award for her song "Hollaback Girl" back in 2005 (left). This was just a year after the hit banger went viral worldwide.

And, 19 years later the punk-rock princess is still lookin' red-hot -- recently being inducted into the Orange County Hall of Fame (right).

With the latest announcement of her and her No Doubt band members heading to Coachella '24, one can only hope they'll have you feelin' hella good ... and keep on dancin'!

The question is ...

¡Los looks de Gwen Stefani a lo largo de los años son simplemente geniales!

Aquí vemos a la rubia de 35 años luciendo sus icónicos labios rojos tras recibir el premio a la canción más descargada de todos los tiempos por su tema "Hollaback Girl" en 2005 (izquierda). Esto fue justo un año después de que la canción se hiciera viral en todo el mundo.

Y 19 años después, la princesa del punk-rock sigue estando al rojo vivo: recientemente ha sido incluida en el Salón de la Fama del Condado de Orange County (derecha). A eso se suma el anuncio de que ella y los miembros de No Doubt estarán tocando prontamente en el Coachella 2024. ¡Así que solo podemos esperar a que nos siga haciendo cantar y bailar!

La pregunta es...

Marlena Shaw -- best known for her song "California Soul" -- has died ... according to her daughter.

The legendary jazz and R&B singer passed away Friday afternoon Marlena's daughter Marla said in a video she posted to Facebook. She did not give a cause of death.

MS' most famous track is "California Soul" -- a song originally performed by The Messengers, but one she covered and made famous ... that's had a lasting impact on hip hop and popular culture at large.

A few of the hit properties that featured the songs ... "The Italian Job," "The Lincoln Lawyer," "All Things Must Pass," "Pixie," the TV series "Bad Sisters" and video game "Grand Theft Auto V."

It's also taken on a second life in the world of hip hop sampling ... Gang Starr, The Game and Jay Rock, Elzhi, Quasimoto, Jay Electronica, Laika and Xzhibit are just a few of the stars who've sampled the song in one form or another.

"California Soul" is her most enduring classic, but Shaw had a number of other hits too including "Feel Like Making Love," "Loving You Was Like A Party," "Go Away Little Boy" and "Is You or Is You Ain't My Baby" -- another song she covered that bagged her a Grammy nod back in 1990.

Marlena was 81.

Taylor Swift's NYC townhouse got an unwanted visitor Saturday ... and police arrested him on an unrelated warrant, TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... cops received a 911 call in the afternoon for a "disorderly person" and responded to Taylor's fancy Manhattan neighborhood, where the pop superstar owns some pricey real estate.

When they arrived, the officers encountered the unruly man and soon learned he tried but failed to access Taylor's building, our sources say.

Whether he knew it was Taylor's crib or not is anybody's guess, but we've obtained photos of the guy standing right outside the front door of her building. Creepy!!!

Other images show NYPD cops cuffing the dude and shoving him into the back of a police cruiser.

We're told police ran a background check on the unnamed suspect and arrested him on a 2017 warrant for failing to answer a court summons in Brooklyn. It was unclear what the warrant was for. NYPD officials have not indicated whether they will recommend charges for this latest incident.

We've reached out to Taylor's team ... so far no word back.

TS' got more than enough reason to be nervous about people showing up at her place ... she's got a long, documented history with stalkers -- one was arrested less than two years ago for trying to get into her Manhattan home.

Meek Mill must be feeling a lot like one of his songs right now ... because his day is "Going Bad" -- after he asked what seemed an innocent question on X.

The Philly-born rapper took to the social media network formerly known as Twitter Saturday morning where he asked his followers if he's big on other continents ... specifically Africa.

MM asked, "Do a lot of people play my music in South Africa I remember having on big show [there a] few years back … how do yall listen to our music in South Africa???? On what platform or in Nigeria?"

A seemingly innocuous question ... Meek's probably not super well-versed on how other countries and cultures consume music -- but the internet gave him no mercy and instead relentlessly roasted the man.

Check out the Meek Mill trend on Twitter to see what we're talking about ... the guy's getting mercilessly mocked over this tweet -- with many seemingly calling Meek out for insinuating Africa isn't technologically advanced.

Mill ain't letting the haters bother him though ... instead following up that tweet with another saying he's trying to figure out where his fans in Africa are located so he can put on a show for them.

The 36-year-old's not about to let doubters get to him now -- he released a new album with Rick Ross just a few months ago and recently got teary-eyed during a probation reform bill signing last month in Philly ... he's living an authentic life, no cap.

Kanye West's a big fan of breakfast ... or maybe he just wanted to show Bianca Censori's such a snack -- 'cause he posted some racy photos of her in the kitchen.

The controversial rapper shared a few snaps of his better half Saturday morning ... and while he might've been thinking about the cream of wheat like he put in his caption -- his followers were definitely distracted by Bianca's lack of pants.

Check out the snap ... BC should avoid using the stove in this getup -- because there's not a lot to protect her if any grease pops up (though her neck looks quite snug in the leather headgear.)

Ye's wife's been adhering to "Just Skin January" btw ... she's stunned in a whole lotta revealing ensembles via IG pics she's posted this month.

Back on Jan. 2, Yeezy tossed up a couple of pics of his lady love ... including one where she went with a fur bra and no pants -- a look Ye seemed to say would be frequent in 2024.

She also showed out in a barely-there bra and a leather jacket she let hang off her shoulders ... proving she looks great from any angle!

Clearly, the minimalist clothing ain't just for the 'gram either. Remember, we got video of the happy couple at a Vegas Casino and Bianca looked ready to hit the pool ... bikini on and shirt left back in the room.

Bianca's been keeping up this style for a bit now ... she wore a see-through outfit to Art Basel last month and let her bust shine while touring a Berlin art exhibit -- and do we even need to remind you about Italy???

No word on if the cream of wheat hit the spot ... but these pics certainly did!

Kanye West es un gran fan del desayuno, o tal vez solo quería demostrar que Bianca Censori es un bombón, pues acaba de publicar algunas sensuales fotos de ella en la cocina.

El controvertido rapero compartió unas imágenes de su media naranja el sábado por la mañana, y aunque podría haber estado pensando en la nata como puso en su pie de foto, sus seguidores definitivamente se quedaron distraídos al ver a Bianca sin pantalones.

Echa un vistazo a la foto, Bianca Censori debe alejarse de la cocina con este atuendo, porque no hay mucho que la pueda proteger si alguna gota de aceite salta (aunque su cuello se ve muy ajustado en ese casco de cuero.)

La esposa de Ye ha estado adhiriendo a "Just Skin January" y ha estado deslumbrando con reveladores conjuntos a través de sus fotos de Instagram.

De vuelta al 2 de enero, Yeezy lanzó un par de fotos de su amada, incluyendo una foto donde ella llevaba un sujetador de piel e iba sin pantalones, un look que Ye pareció insinuar que sería frecuente en 2024.

Ella también se mostró en un sujetador apenas transparente y una chaqueta de cuero de sus hombros, ¡demostrando que se ve muy bien desde cualquier ángulo!

Claramente, la ropa minimalista no es solo para Instagram. Recuerden, que tenemos un video de la feliz pareja en un casino de Las Vegas, donde Bianca parecía lista para ir a la piscina, con el bikini puesto y la ropa en la habitación.

Bianca ha estado manteniendo este estilo desde hace un tiempo. En Art Basel el mes pasado, llevó un traje transparente y dejó que su busto brillara mientras recorría una exposición de arte, y ¿tenemos que recordarles sobre Italia?

The relationship between Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco is so serious that she's now introducing him to her fatherly figure TV costars Steve Martin and Martin Short.

TMZ obtained these photos of Selena and Benny interacting with Steve and Martin on the red carpet at the 75th Annual Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles last Monday.

As you may know, Selena, Steve, and Martin all star in the hit Hulu show, "Only Murders In The Building," which was up for 11 Emmy Awards, but snagged only one statue for Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour).

Eyewitnesses tell us ... the meeting between the four celebs occurred just prior to the kick-off of the gala event. Selena was first to approach Steve and Martin on the red carpet, giving them big hugs before chatting with them a bit.

Our sources say she then introduced her record producer boyfriend, Benny, to her costars, while the three men shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.

Sources tell us everyone got along great and it seemed as if Selena was presenting her new beau for the first time to a couple of fatherly figures in her life. Of course, we can't be sure if they had ever met before this encounter.

After talking amongst each other for about five minutes, the foursome left the red carpet to go inside the theater for the awards show.

Justin Timberlake se subió al escenario en su ciudad natal de Memphis el viernes por la noche para mostrar su nueva canción "Selfish", y la multitud se volvió loca cuando los videos del concierto aparecieron en las redes sociales.

El actor y músico nacido en Tennessee actuó durante 90 minutos frente a más de 1.800 fans en el Orpheum Theater, en una actuación que trae un anticipo de su próximo disco "Everything I Thought It Was", el sexto de su carrera.

Como informamos, Justin había presentado los documentos para registrar el nombre del álbum, lo que indicaba que la música fresca estaba en el horizonte.

En cuanto a la actuación, echa un vistazo a las imágenes de Justin bailando sobre el escenario con la banda. Después de beber un trago de su botella de agua, Justin empieza a bailar con el público, que lo graba con un móvil.

En un momento dado, Justin se dirige a un fan que parece tener problemas con el teléfono y lo ayuda a arreglarlo. En otro video, el artista aparece cantando la canción que todo el mundo esperaba "Selfish" con la cara empapada en sudor.

Justin terminó el espectáculo dando las gracias al público de Tennessee y despidiéndose con la mano antes de salir del escenario. Al final del concierto, el equipo de Justin publicó un tráiler de su sexto álbum, que está narrado por el actor Benicio Del Toro.

Solo algunos antecedentes, la especulación de que Justin estaba a punto de lanzar nuevas canciones se había puesto en marcha desenfrenadamente el último tiempo, antes de que anunciara el concierto en Orpheum, que apodó "One Night Only".

Justin Timberlake hit the stage in his hometown of Memphis Friday night to showcase his new song "Selfish" -- and the packed crowd went wild as videos of the concert surfaced on social media.

The Tennessee-born actor/musician performed for 90 minutes in front of over 1,800 fans at the Orpheum Theater in great anticipation of the release of his upcoming sixth record called "Everything I Thought It Was."

As we reported, Justin filed docs to trademark the album name, signaling fresh music was on the horizon.

As for the performance ... check out the footage of Justin dancing out onstage to the band playing his music. After taking a swig from his water bottle, Justin starts grooving to the sounds with the audience members who are shooting cell phone videos of him.

At one point, Justin turns to a fan who appears to be having some phone trouble and helps him out with his glitch. In another clip, Justin sings the song everyone's been waiting for -- "Selfish" -- while his face is dripping with sweat.

Justin ended the show by thanking the Tennessee crowd and waving goodbye before walking offstage. At the end of the concert, Justin's camp posted a trailer for his sixth album, which was narrated by actor Benicio Del Toro.

Just a little background ... speculation had run rampant recently that Justin was about to drop some fresh tuneage before he announced last week the Orpheum concert, which he dubbed, “One Night Only."